Liverpool supporters have grown accustomed to watching through their fingers as Jurgen Klopp's men prepare to defend a set-piece.

Those viewing at home often choose behind the sofa as their preferred vantage point.

However it was witnessed, the old failing was prevalent once again at Watford on Saturday as Liverpool conceded from the first corner faced this season before leaking from another dead ball during injury time as the Hornets snatched a 3-3 draw.

But as Reds fans howled, Hoffenheim, who face Klopp's side in the Champions League play-off first leg in Germany on Tuesday, were no doubt licking their lips.

Having tallied 64 league goals in total in finishing fourth, set-piece goals formed 25% of the tally, a ratio surpassed only by only five other teams in the German top flight last season and only one other from the top 14.